brand satisfaction

Consumer engagement is always top of mind for retailers, however brands are learning the best way to engage omnichannel shoppers at store-level is through its most knowledgable, motivated employees. Taking a lesson from their own consumer engagement strategies, innovative brands are turning to employee engagement initiatives designed to motivate associates, drive productivity, cultivate career paths, and most importantly, create more committed employees eager to drive customer satisfaction.

How retail associates feel about their workplace is more critical than ever to sales, brand image, and customer satisfaction. That’s why retailers who want to stay competitive and relevant to shoppers are using workforce management technology to engage their employees for success.
RIS News recently surveyed senior retail executives to learn their views on the value of employee engagement and what they’re doing — or not — to leverage it for stellar business results.

With the rise of consumer demands for highly personalized products and services comes the necessity of creating a unified brand experience. Research shows that a cross-channel marketing strategy delivers 3X more effective campaigns and 23X higher rates of customer satisfaction.
In Iterable’s Cross-Channel Engagement Benchmark Report, we demonstrate that brands continue to prioritize email above mobile, web and direct mail messaging. We surveyed 200+ Iterable customers (49% Enterprise & 51% Mid-Market) to learn which channels and campaigns had the most success in 2018. To find out the results, download a copy of our hot-off-the-press — 2018 Cross-Channel Engagement Benchmark Report.
The Top Takeaways:
• The status quo when it comes to B2C marketing outreach
• How marketers are engaging customers throughout the lifecycle
• Expert commentary from our partners and customers

The IBM System x server brand has long been recognized for exceptional products and service - find out more about why IBM earned significantly higher numbers of perfect customer satisfaction ratings versus the competition.

How effective is your mobile app development process when it comes to meeting customer needs and business objectives? IBM commissioned Forrester to identify the key drivers of successful mobile apps and the costs of failure -- for both customer-facing and enterprise applications.
Watch the webcast to understand the key cost drivers and why it’s more important than ever to get this right due to what Forrester calls the “mobile mind shift.” IBM customer, Bank of Montreal, also shares their mobile app dev story. A good app can increase traffic, sales, productivity and brand satisfaction. And a bad app will do the opposite (you could risk doubling your costs if you’re not mindful of the key cost drivers).

In our second annual marketing survey, we surveyed CMOs in The CMO Club about their use,expectations, and measurement of social media, then compared the results to the previous year's survey. In short, 2009 marked the year CMOs embraced social media marketing but struggled to tie their strategies to the bottom line. Many evaluated engagement metrics created from social media- such as the number of click-throughs to the website or number of fans or followers - instead of evaluating business metrics like revenues and conversion. In 2009, CMOs aspired to tie social to the bottom line.

How effective is your mobile app development process when it comes to understanding customer needs and delivering the right apps at the right time?
IBM commissioned Forrester to identify the key drivers of successful mobile apps and the costs of failure -- for both customer-facing and enterprise applications.
Watch the webcast to understand the key cost drivers and why it’s more important than ever to get this right due to what Forrester calls the “mobile mind shift” and the competitive reality of “mobile moments.” We also invited our customer, Bank of Montreal, to share their mobile app dev story.
A good app can increase traffic, sales, productivity and brand satisfaction (see what happened for the Bank of Montreal). And a bad app will do the opposite (you could risk doubling your costs if you’re not mindful of the key cost drivers).